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jooking

jooking is the present participle and gerund of jook.

Meaning of jook

Verb

jook (third-person singular simple present jooks, present participle jooking, simple past and past participle jooked)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) To dodge; to move quickly to avoid something or to hide; to dart away.
    • So ye were on the ground and ye just ran round and jooked through the men going up the stairs, some walking, some running, and if ye got into there nobody could get ye.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 53

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Questions about jooking

What is jooking the present participle and gerund of?
Jooking is the present participle and gerund of jook.

Words near jooking in the dictionary

  1. jook-sing
  2. jook-sings
  3. jooked
  4. jooker
  5. jookers
  6. jooking
  7. Jookraine
  8. jooks
  9. jool
  10. joola
  11. joolah

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